Check with the office. The official pages for this service leave out some details, or are older than a year. Use this page as a starting point and confirm fees and documents before you apply.
The embassy issues the permit for bringing a body, ashes or exhumed remains to Vietnam for eligible deceased persons. Remains of people who died of Group A infectious diseases are not accepted.
Where to apply in Australia
Embassy of Viet Nam, Canberra (ACT), which serves ACT, VIC and TAS; Consulate-General in Sydney serves NSW, QLD and SA and Consulate-General in Perth serves WA and NT (districts as stated on the renunciation page).
Embassy counter hours: Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9:30-13:00, results collected same days 14:00-17:00. Booking via vietnamembassyinaustralia.setmore.com. Embassy pages give two street addresses (47 Culgoa Circuit and 6 Timbarra Crescent, O'Malley) and post address PO Box 98, Mawson ACT 2607; confirm before visiting. The pages describe only the Embassy's process; no Sydney or Perth service pages were fetched.
Contact details for every office are on the page of the embassy and consulates of Vietnam.
How to apply
Complete form 01/NG-LS | submit with documents in person or by post | collect results in person or by return envelope
Documents you need
- Form 01/NG-LS
- Applicant's passport copy
- Proof of family relationship
- Original power of attorney if acting for a relative
- Deceased's passport copy
- Death certificate copy
- Hygiene and quarantine certificate (body), exhumation certificate (exhumed) or cremation certificate (ashes)
- Form 02/NG-LS with local People's Committee or cemetery consent where applicable
Fees and processing time
The official pages do not publish a fee for this service. Ask the office before you apply.
Processing time: 2 working days from a complete application.
Good to know
Fees not published. Page header 23 October 2026.
Official sources
Check before you apply
This page summarises information published by Vietnam's official channels, last checked on 24 octubre 2026. Fees and requirements can change at short notice, so confirm with the office that will handle your case.
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More services of Vietnam in Australia
- Certificate of Vietnamese origin
- Certification of power of attorney, copies and translations
- Citizenship registration
- Civil registration: birth and marriage
- Criminal record certificate (embassy certification step)
- Legalisation of Australian documents for use in Vietnam
- Naturalisation as a Vietnamese citizen
- Ordinary passport issue or reissue
- Recording civil status events registered abroad
- Renunciation of Vietnamese nationality
- Visa to Vietnam (e-visa, sticker and business/official visas)
- Visa-exemption certificate (5-year)